As night fell, Lu Si'an came to An Bao's courtyard again. This time, he saw Meng Chao, Yun Jin, and An Bao huddled together, their heads close, whispering amongst themselves.

"Well, well, don't burn it!"

"Meng Chao gege, your grilling skills are really not good! You need to practice more! An Bao's second uncle is very skilled!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I can't compare to your Uncle Two, right? So that's why Anbao doesn't like Brother Meng Chao?"

Hearing An Bao constantly praising her second uncle, Meng Chao said with a sour tone.

An Bao, hearing this, turned her head and glanced at Meng Chao, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Meng Chao brother, you seem to be acting like a child."

"Haha! Isn't he being a little demanding? Meng Chao is clearly seeking attention! An Bao, although Meng Chao's craftsmanship isn't the best, he did put his all into it!"

Yun Jin suddenly spoke from the side, suppressing a smile and looking like she wanted to speak up for Meng Chao.

Meng Chao rolled his eyes and glanced at the pitch-black thing in Yun Jin's hand, snorting. "You have the nerve to criticize me with your skills? At least An Bao still has some faith in me. Look, does An Bao even glance your way?"

“......”

Never give up!

Lu Si'an couldn't help but burst into laughter as he listened to the three people talking.

Meng Chao and they heard the sound, hurriedly turned their heads, and saw Lu Si'an holding something in his hand, already standing in the courtyard. He had been looking at them for who knows how long.

"Hey? When did you get here? Come, come sit down, we're having a barbecue here! It'll be ready soon, oh by the way, have you eaten? Want some?"

Meng Chao warmly welcomed Lu Si'an while handing him the skewers he was holding.

Although the skewer wasn't charred like the one in Yun Jin's hand, … it clearly didn't look very appetizing either.

An Bao grabbed Meng Chao's arm and shook her head seriously, "Meng Chao gege, don't do to others what you don't want done to yourself!"

Would you offer guests something you wouldn't even eat yourself?

That's really going too far!

Meng Chao coughed twice and sheepishly retracted his hand.

He couldn't help it either. After all, Lu Si'an was already keeping an eye on the imperial court for them, so they had nothing to do but barbecue here.

However, it was unexpected that none of the three seemed to possess this talent...

Lu Si'an looked at An Bao and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat barbecue?"

"Uh-huh! But..."

An Bao nodded her little head and then sighed with a heavy heart, giving Meng Chao and Yun Jin a resentful glance as if they were incompetent.

Lu Si'an, seeing this, placed what was in his hand on the chair. As he walked over, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll do it."

"You? You can? Aren't you the General?" Yun Jin asked subconsciously, looking disbelieving.

Lu Si'an chuckled lightly, refraining from answering. He simply sat down beside them, picked up the skewers of grilled meat already prepared nearby, and leisurely began brushing oil on them.

Everyone saw that Lu Si'an's movements were very skilled, and finally they felt at ease.

In just a short while, a fragrant and savory skewer of grilled meat appeared in An Bao's hands.

An Bao looked at the golden and crispy roast meat in his hand, his eyes widening in surprise.

Took a bite.

"Crunch!" The crispy skin enveloped juicy meat, almost making Anbao's tongue fly with anticipation. "Wow! Roar eat!!!"

An Bao couldn't help but chew with one side of her mouth while raising a big thumb towards Lu Si An!

Those sparkly eyes, like someone was eating the most delicious food in the world.

Lu Si'an, seeing this, smiled and said, "Slow down, there's more."

Meng Chao and Yun Jin immediately sat down beside him, eagerly looking at Lu Si'an and said: "I didn't expect it, General Lu, you really have some skills!"

"Yes, yes, General Lu, please don't show favoritism! We want it too!"

"All of them."

Lu Si'an nodded very politely, then began to grill meat for them one by one.

Thanks goodness they had so many skewers prepared, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough to eat!

After all, Lu Si'an's skills can be said to be extraordinary! It's better than what the street vendors there roast, even more authentic!

"I really didn't expect that, General Lu, your barbecue skills are so good! If you don't become a general in the future, you can definitely open a stall outside and make a lot of money!"

Meng Chao said with a look of admiration, his eyes full of sincerity.

"Just some techniques I learned while marching."

He was so desperate to earn military merit as quickly as possible.

He often went around to the rear for military merit, scouting enemy intelligence and the like.

They were also often trapped in the mountains because they were attacked from both sides.

At this time, there was no food available. I could only hunt for myself!

When there are no seasonings, in order to be better to oneself, the culinary skills naturally improve.

Besides, the ingredients Anbao provides are still so plentiful now.

Anbao ate while earnestly praising: "Brother Lu, you're really amazing! Your cooking is just as good as my second uncle's. Hmm, actually, it's even better than Second Uncle's, but Anbao can't say that, or Second Uncle will be angry."

When my uncle gets angry, he's a bit hard to appease!

Lu Si'an couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.

From what Anbao said, he could tell how much Anbao loved his uncles.

Now, Lu Sixin was very satisfied that Anbao could compare herself to her uncles. But she still envied and said, "Anbao is really good to your family and friends."

"Lu Ge is also An Bao's good friend, isn't he?"

Anbao looked at Lusinan, his eyes full of seriousness and sincerity.

Lu Si'an was slightly taken aback, then her eyes curved into a smile.

A missing piece in my heart, as if it was filled instantly!

"Oh, by the way, you're here so late, do you have any news? I heard that the Third Prince took the blame and threw it onto people like Shimazu Hiroki today to shirk his responsibility."

Meng Chao couldn't help but shake his head, clicking his tongue a few times.

Yesterday's events, Anbao has already told them.

They already knew of that prince's unruliness and ferocity.

I thought Lu Si'an was just being merciful because of our relationship.

However, he never expected that with just a few words, the Third Prince would treat this grandson as a scapegoat!

I have to say!

This third prince is ruthless!

Not only did he have the heart to harm the imperial grandson, but he could even use the imperial grandson's death to garner sympathy from the people towards himself.

You have to know, those ministers whose families had been involved in the incident at the Third Prince's Mansion originally intended to blame the Third Prince.

But what about now?

The Third Prince himself is a victim, so what's there to blame?

Moreover, the third prince only has one son. Even if his son died, no one would say anything about it. How could they have the nerve to scold the third prince?

"When Lu Si'an heard this, he chuckled softly and said: "Which royal person is truly kind-hearted? They only care if you are of use to them."

That grandson was actually quite pitiful. He was born merely to consolidate the Third Prince's power, and now that he's dead, it's just another obstacle the Third Prince wanted to clear out of his way.

While Lu Sian did pose some threat and instigation, if the Third Prince truly cared for his son, he probably wouldn't have killed his grandson.

It's all just greed running wild.

Lu Si'an didn't mention the Third Prince again. He pointed directly at the chair where he had placed something when he arrived, and said, "This is what you're looking for. It's the paintings those people created when they descended a hundred years ago."

"According to what I heard, the artist who painted this was the court's top painter at the time. He had a super memory and exceptional painting skills. So, it should be a pretty accurate depiction of that year’s scene."

"There are also records written by historians from that year. Combining them, this painting should be flawless."